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  Cabinet clears proposal to increase legal age for marriage of women from 18 to 21

  India | December 16, 2021 13:32 IST

  Currently, the legal minimum age of marriage for men is 21 years and 18 for women. Sources said the proposal was based on the recommendation of NITI Aayog task force headed by Jaya Jaitly.

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  Marital rape good ground to claim divorce, rules Kerala HC; says time to revamp marriage law

  India | August 07, 2021 10:33 IST

  The Kerala High Court bench of Justice A Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Kauser Edappagath said time has come to recast marriage law of the country.

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  Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill referred to GoM

  India | May 01, 2013 17:57 IST

  New Delhi, May 1: The controversial Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill was on Wednesday referred to a Group of Ministers after differences cropped up over clauses dealing with a woman's right to marital property in case